Diet enacts pension-cutting bills

Diet enacts pension-cutting bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives enact into law March 28 seven bills cutting the pensions of private-sector employees as part of reform of the pension system. The House of Councillors gave its approval last week. Pension payments to private-sector workers, decided according to salary earned while working, will be reduced in principle by 5 percent in fiscal 2000, which starts April 1.

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